Postcode · London
Crime in SE22 8PS
How much crime is recorded in SE22 8PS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Peckham Rye Common
- Council
- Southwark
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,028 (2024)
SE22 8PSLondon
How safe is SE22 8PS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SE22 8PS area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
26.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
77
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
SE22 8PSNational
Burglary20.99.1
Violence and sexual offences13.923.6
Anti-social behaviour13.410.7
Theft from the person9.42.1
Shoplifting8.48.4
Other theft6.74.5
Bicycle theft5.11.0
Vehicle crime4.43.5
Public order3.64.6
Robbery2.71.4
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Drugs1.62.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Other crime0.31.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 12% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.